History
Our rationale for history can be found here.
The following units are taught each year:
History Long Term Plan – LFS to Y6 modified plan for 2021-2022
History whole-school overview (NC PoS)
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LFS |
My history |
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Traditions Guy Fawkes, Remembrance, Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter |
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Families and own lives – past & present events |
Local environment How have local buildings changed? What things are the same? |
Figures from the past Florence Nightingale/Mary Seacole/Grace Darling |
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Y1 |
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How has life changed in living memory? Changes within living memory. Where appropriate, these should be used to reveal aspects of change in national life |
Kings, Queens and Leaders events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally (origins of monarchy/ parliament) |
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Transport over time (1) Significant historical events, people and places in their own locality (Focus: railway) |
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Transport over time (2) Neil Armstrong & Tim Peake the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national & international achievements. Compare aspects of life in different periods |
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Y3 |
Prehistoric Britain Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age |
Roman Britain the Roman Empire and its impact on Britain |
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Wonderful Wensleydale local history study |
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Y4 |
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings Britain’s settlement by Anglo-Saxons and Scots |
Anglo-Saxons & Vikings 2 (incl. local history) the Viking and Anglo-Saxon struggle for the Kingdom of England to the time of Edward the Confessor |
Ancient Egypt the achievements of the earliest civilizations – an overview of where & when the first civilizations appeared and a depth study of one (Ancient Sumer; The Indus Valley; Ancient Egypt; The Shang Dynasty of Ancient China) |
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Y5 |
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Early Islamic Civilisation A non-European society that provides contrasts with British history – one from: early Islamic civilization, including a study of Baghdad; Mayan civilization; Benin (West Africa) |
All change: The Victorians & Industrial revolution incl. local history rise of railways (Leyburn, Richmond & Darlington) a study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 |
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The world at war A study of an aspect or theme in British history that extends pupils’ chronological knowledge beyond 1066 Local history: Conscientious objectors at Richmond Castle & development of Catterick as a garrison) |
Ancient Greek life and achievements Ancient Greece – a study of Greek life and achievements and their influence on the western world |
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